Here is a list of the main Metroid games in chronological order:
- Metroid (1986)
- Metroid II: Return of Samus (1991)
- Super Metroid (1994)
- Metroid Fusion (2002)
- Metroid Prime (2002)
- Metroid: Zero Mission (2004)
- Metroid Prime 2: Echoes (2004)
- Metroid Prime Hunters (2006)
- Metroid Prime 3: Corruption (2007)
- Metroid: Other M (2010)
- Metroid: Samus Returns (2017)
- Metroid Dread (2021)
Note that Metroid Dread takes place after the events of Metroid Fusion and is the latest installment in the series as of 2023.